Wake's Island

English

Proper noun

Wake's Island

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Wake Island
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   • 1818, Amasa Delano, A Narrative of Voyages and Travels in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres‎, 2nd edition, Boston: E. G. House, →OCLC, pages 529-530:

     The Pereseverance^{[sic – meaning Perseverance]} proceeded on her voyage towards Canton, and arrived at the Sandwich Islands on the 8th of September, where we took in fresh provisions and water, and sailed again on the 30th. There are several islets and rock, which lie directly in the track of vessels bound from the Sandwich Islands to Canton, that are very dangerous if fallen in with in the night ; two of which were discovered by captain Wake, and are called Wake's Island and Rocks. I did not fail in with them, but having received their latitude and longitude from a friend, I will here insert it for the information of those who may be bound on this voyage, although I do not accountable for its being correct. The latitude of Wake's Island is 19° 00' north, and the longitude 193° 12' west. Wake's Rocks are in latitude 17° 48' north, and in longitude 186° 12' west.

   • 1845, Charles Wilkes, Narrative of the United States' Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842‎, Condensed and Abridged edition, London: Whittaker and Co., →OCLC, pages 311, 312:

     Wake's Island next claimed my attention. On the 19th we reached its parallel, and hove-to till daylight of the 20th, when we discovered it, bearing west-by-north, about nine miles distant.[...]Wake's Island is a low coral one, of triangular form, and eight feet above the surface.[...]The position of Wake's Island was found by my observations of equal altitudes on shore to be in longitude 166° 31' 30" E., and latitude 19° 10' 54'7 N.

   • 1898 August 29, “TROOPS ON WAKE'S ISLAND”, in New York Times‎, volume 47, page 4‎:

     Remains of a ship’s block and an iron bolt were discovered, but no other trace of wreckage appeared. Wake’s Island might prove useful as a landing place for a cable that in future may be laid from Honolulu to the Philippines, in case of the Government determining to retain the newly conquered islands, but the erection of a condensing apparatus to obtain fresh water would be a primary need.

   • 1909 August 21, “THE TRUTH ABOUT PRATAS ISLAND”, in The Japan Weekly Mail‎, volume LII, number 8, Yokohama, page 241:

     Thus they went further afield in their depredations, and only last Summer, it will be remembered, a party of Japanese bird-hunters was rescued by a Brazilian training-ship as far south as Wake’s Island, just as their provisions and water had petered out, and were brought on to Hongkong.

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